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'''Wonder Festival''' (ワンダーフェスティバル), shortened to Wonfes, is a biannual Japanese convention for toys, figures, and sculptures. WF Winter is held in February, while WF Summer is held in July. The event is sponsored by Kaiyodo manufacturing company, where it attracts a large number of exhibitors, from toy companies to small garage kit sculptors. It has been held at Makuhari Messe, Chiba. [[TakaraTomy]] occasionally debuts new product prototypes at the event booth exhibit, and sometimes various [[exclusive]] ''Transformers'' merchandise is made for it.
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'''Wonder Festival''' (ワンダーフェスティバル), abbreviated as Wonfes (ワンフェス), is a biannual Japanese convention for toys, figures, and sculptures. WF Winter is held in February, while WF Summer is held in July. The event is sponsored by Kaiyodo manufacturing company, where it attracts a large number of exhibitors, from toy companies to small garage kit sculptors. It has been held at Makuhari Messe, Chiba. [[TakaraTomy]] occasionally debuts new product prototypes at the event booth exhibit, and sometimes various [[exclusive]] ''Transformers'' merchandise is made for it.


This event not only hosts booth displays for the first party toy companies, but also encourages small creators to produce official merchandise under their special one-day license. Typically the works produced in such small quantities leads to the toys gaining insane value in the after markets. This is also the only instance where creators outside of TakaraTomy can produce licensed Transforming figures.  
This event not only hosts booth displays for the first party toy companies, but also encourages small creators to produce official merchandise under their special one-day license. Often, the products produced in such small quantities leads to said products gaining substantial value on the secondary markets. This is also the only instance where creators outside of TakaraTomy can produce licensed Transforming figures.  


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==Formal TakaraTomy Wonder Festival exclusives==
===Wonder Festival Summer [[2001]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''Set F:''' [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Inferno]] / [[Grapple (G1)#Collector's Edition|Grapple]]}}
</ul>
|}
===Wonder Festival Winter 2002===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Special "[[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|The Earth Obliteration Plan]]": Exclusive [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#ConvoySet|Convoy]] Set}}
</ul>
|}
===Wonder Festival Summer 2002===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)#Mega SCF|Mega Super Collection Figure]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|03-X1 [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#MSCFmetallic|Megatron]] Metallic Version w/ [[Buzzsaw (G1)#MSCF|Buzzsaw]]}}
</ul>
|}
===Wonder Festival Winter [[2007]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|Binaltech]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|BT-17 [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Binaltech|Black Convoy]]}}
</ul>
|}
===Wonder Festival Summer [[2007]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[CM's Corporation|Mega Action Series]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Dai Atlas (G1)#Mega Action Series|Dai Atlas]]}}
</ul>
|}
===Wonder Festival Winter 2008===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)#Japanese exclusive redecos|Transformers (2007)]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Movie)#PinkArcee|Arcee "G1 Color Edition"]]}}
</ul>
|}
===Wonder Festival Winter 2010===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)#Japanese-only releases|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#Blazing|The Fallen Blazing Edition]]}}
</ul>
|}
===Wonder Festival Summer 2012===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[CM's Corporation|Gutto Kuru Figure Collection]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Minerva (human)#CMsspecialcol|Minelba Special Color Ver.]] with [[Hi-Q#CMsspecialcol|Hi-Q]]'s head}}
</ul>
|}
===Wonder Festival Winter [[2017]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)#Legends|Legends]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|LG-EX Headmaster Set<br>([[Brawn (G1)/toys#Legends|Gong]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legends|Grimlock]], [[Flywheels#Legends|Flywheel]], [[Duros#HeadmasterSet|Hardhead]], [[Stylor#HeadmasterSet|Chromedome]], and [[Arcana#HeadmasterSet|Brainstorm]])}}
</ul>
|}
===Wonder Festival Summer 2017===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Transformers Movie The Best]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
[[File:TF-Movie-The-Best-MB-EX-Laserbeak.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Is your daddy home?]]
{{Bp-d1|[[Laserbeak (DOTM)#Movie The Best|Laserbeak]]}}
</ul>
|}
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===Wonder Festival Summer 2018===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[The Transformers Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|Convoy]]}}
</ul>
|}
===Wonder Festival Winter 2019===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Golden Lagoon'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|}
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==Known Wonder Festival "one day license" products==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://wonfes.jp/ Wonderfest Official Website]
*[https://wonfes.jp/ Wonder Festival Official Website]


[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy]]

Latest revision as of 09:17, 21 November 2025

Wonder Festival (ワンダーフェスティバル), abbreviated as Wonfes (ワンフェス), is a biannual Japanese convention for toys, figures, and sculptures. WF Winter is held in February, while WF Summer is held in July. The event is sponsored by Kaiyodo manufacturing company, where it attracts a large number of exhibitors, from toy companies to small garage kit sculptors. It has been held at Makuhari Messe, Chiba. TakaraTomy occasionally debuts new product prototypes at the event booth exhibit, and sometimes various exclusive Transformers merchandise is made for it.

This event not only hosts booth displays for the first party toy companies, but also encourages small creators to produce official merchandise under their special one-day license. Often, the products produced in such small quantities leads to said products gaining substantial value on the secondary markets. This is also the only instance where creators outside of TakaraTomy can produce licensed Transforming figures.



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Formal TakaraTomy Wonder Festival exclusives

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Wonder Festival Summer 2001

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Collector's Edition

Wonder Festival Winter 2002

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Super Collection Figure

Wonder Festival Summer 2002

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Mega Super Collection Figure

Wonder Festival Winter 2007

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Binaltech

Wonder Festival Summer 2007

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Mega Action Series

Wonder Festival Winter 2008

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Transformers (2007)

Wonder Festival Winter 2010

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Wonder Festival Summer 2012

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Gutto Kuru Figure Collection

Wonder Festival Winter 2017

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Legends

Wonder Festival Summer 2017

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Transformers Movie The Best

Wonder Festival Summer 2018

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Golden Lagoon

Wonder Festival Winter 2019

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Golden Lagoon



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